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‘A woman across from me started kicking me and said: “Hey fattie! You should not be on the train, you need two seats”. ‘(She was) kicking me, slapping me.
‘I had probably 30 to 40 bruises over my chest and my neck. I was terrified I was going...
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Amid the ongoing financial regulation overhaul, the banking industry is hoping to pull off a quiet power grab that has eluded its grasp since the Great Depression, by...
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The Anti-Defamation League is one of the most phony organizations in the world. Ostensibly committed to fighting bigotry, it has become a bigoted organization. Its sole...
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Yesterday I was driving to work when I heard about the standoff between three unidentified gunmen and the US army. This was happening not at some university, hospital,...
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Arlington Cemetery is the closest thing to holy ground in America. A national monument it is the nation’s most important military burial ground.
A new book - On...
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For the first time in a decade, the U.S. is reviewing the endangered status of the humpback whale, prompted by evidence that these acrobatic leviathans — once...
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One of the leaders of a polygamist sect was convicted Thursday night of sexually assaulting an under-age girl whom the church elders had assigned to him as one of his...
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Reporting from Washington - As President Obama struggles over a new military strategy for Afghanistan, his advisors are trying to satisfy sharply divergent demands:...
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Jennifer Smith, a Texas real estate agent, remembers when she considered her car an office, her cellphone a professional lifeline. If it rang, she picked it up. If she...
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Who is Nidal Malik Hasan?
What’s in a name? Very, very little—particularly when it comes to divining the motivations of the perpetrator of a violent crime. But that...
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No Zionist cause is too extreme and violent for mainstream support in America. Generic pro-Israel fundraisers are one thing, but support for illegal Israeli settlers on...
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President Barack Obama came to office with great enthusiasm to finally end the Israeli occupation of Palestine and bring about a two-state solution: Peace.
The...
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She is known for her unconventional choices and now US first lady Michelle Obama is setting another precedent by the first presidential
wife to appear on a reality TV...
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A US army major has opened fire on fellow soldiers at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, with death toll now standing at 12, with 30 injured.
Base commander Lt Gen...
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Barack Obama and his Democratic Party were given clear warning yesterday that they face a potentially disastrous 2010 after big Republican victories on Tuesday...
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Stunned and angry, national gay rights leaders Wednesday blamed scare-mongering ads – and President Barack Obama’s lack of engagement – for a bitter election...
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Something is not right here, means having sex with animals shows that that person is mentally sick or imbalanced. This south Carolina man sure is one of them. He loves...
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As though the world isn’t messed up enough with struggling world economies, violence everywhere, we also have Muslim extremism infecting the world with fear. ...
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Friends, blogging provides incentives. It’s a tree whose fruits are to be tasted. Let the time be ripened. There’s little chance of getting disheartened if we work...
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A convicted rapist living in an Ohio home where several bodies have been found has been charged with five counts of aggravated murder, US police say.
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The 2009 election has come and gone. Once again, the media and their political analysts have failed in their assessment of what would happen.
They are going to also...
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There isn’t a nation fatter than America. Americans are the most obesity-stricken people and paradoxically the most health-obsessed people in the world.
Because...
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Yesterday, I was riding the bus out to the mall when it made a routine stop.
A woman with a child in a stroller came out of a store.
The child was very young.
The...
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Do you want to build your muscles, and look great? Are you confused with all the advice your friends and family give you? If the answer is yes, then this article is...
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We all want to live in a Flat world. No, I am not talking about Nandan Nielkani’s open trade opportunities for everybody. I am talking about the growing waist and...
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Often, a visit to the doctor’s office starts with a weigh-in. But is a person’s weight really a reliable indicator of overall health?
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A death row inmate scheduled for execution says he’s too fat to be put to death, claiming executioners would have trouble finding his veins and that his weight...
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AirAsia X is believed to be considering WEIGHING passengers to calculate the overall weight of the aircraft.
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MATT DAMON is taking the summer off to lose weight.
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Spending time with fat friends means you are more likely to become fat yourself, according to research.
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Research shows that fruit juices, regarded by many as a healthy way to start the day, raise the odds of a form of diabetes linked to poor diet and obesity by up to a...
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CALL IT Fattergate. Americans are getting scandalously big for their britches (and shirts and skirts and dresses and suits). And scientists would like to know why, so...
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Obese men have poorer quality sperm, perhaps because too much fat around their testicles causes them to heat up, scientists have suggested.
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Too much television viewing makes you not only dull but also obese, according to a Canadian study.
The study, `Sedentary Behaviour and Obesity’, has found a...
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Singer Gwen Stefani’s rocker hubby Gavin Rossdale has slammed the media for pressuring the pregnant star to lose her baby weight as soon as she can after giving...
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Japan wants to cut the flab. The country is taking extreme measures to restrict the waistlines to 33.5 inches for men and 35.4 inches for women. The government has...
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A recent study published in the journal Obesity adds new findings to our knowledge about alcohol, insulin resistance and abdominal obesity. Analysis of the results as...
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Confusing “heart-healthy fat” or “fat free” with low calorie. Switching to olive oil from butter is a heart healthy choice, but won’t save you any...
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With 1.6 billion people overweight worldwide, obesity is now recognised as a major global health threat - even in the developing world.
YES # Yes, it really augurs very...
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People who are severely obese as adolescents or in their early 20s can expect to have significantly shorter lives, according to research published in a...
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